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Debt Instrument, Alternate Term, Principal Amount Maturity Threshold

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Debt Instrument, Annual Amortization Rate, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Secured Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Mandatory Prepayments, Percentage Net Cash Proceeds, Asset Sales, If Circumstances Met

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Mandatory Prepayments, Percentage Net Cash Proceeds, Incurrence Of Debt, If Circumstances Met

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Mandatory Prepayments, Percentage Net Cash Proceeds, Property And Asset Losses, If Circumstances Met

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Mandatory Prepayments, Percentage Of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow, If Circumstances Met

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Total Leverage Ratio

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Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Quarterly Amortization

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Line Of Credit Facility, Threshold For Incremental Borrowings

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Line Of Credit Facility, Threshold For Incremental Borrowings, Percentage Of Adjusted EBITDA

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Secured Credit Facilities (Details)		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 24,358,000,000	$ 25,895,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Eurocurrency rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Canada Bankers Acceptance Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Canada Bankers Acceptance Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		0.00%
Term Loan B Facility Due June 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 4,565,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		3.19%
Annual amortization rate (as a percent)		5.00%
Long-term debt		$ 3,410,000,000	3,768,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due June 2025 \| Eurocurrency rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		3.00%
Term Loan B Facility Due June 2025 \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		2.00%
Term Loan B Facility Due November 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	1,500,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		2.94%
Annual amortization rate (as a percent)		5.00%
Long-term debt		$ 1,184,000,000	1,257,000,000
Term Loan B Facility Due November 2025 \| Eurocurrency rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		2.75%
Term Loan B Facility Due November 2025 \| Base Rate or Prime Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		1.75%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt covenant, mandatory prepayments, percentage net cash proceeds, property and asset losses		100.00%
Debt covenant, mandatory prepayments, percentage net cash proceeds, incurrence of debt		100.00%
Debt covenant, mandatory prepayments, percentage of consolidated excess cash flow		50.00%
Debt covenant, mandatory prepayments, percentage net cash proceeds, asset sales		100.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Federal Funds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		0.50%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Eurocurrency rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		1.00%
Senior Secured Credit Facilities \| Eurocurrency rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		0.00%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Quarterly amortization payments		$ 680,000,000
Threshold for incremental borrowings		$ 1,000,000,000
Threshold for incremental borrowings, percentage of adjusted EBITDA		28.50%
Secured leverage ratio		4.00
Interest coverage ratio (not less than)		2.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured leverage ratio		3.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total leverage ratio (not greater than)		6.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,225,000,000
Alternate term, number of days prior to scheduled maturity in excess of principal amount threshold	91 days
Alternate term, principal amount maturity threshold	$ 1,000,000,000
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		3.19%
Long-term debt		$ 0	$ 0
Remaining borrowings		$ 1,131,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee (as a percent)		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Eurocurrency rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		2.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Eurocurrency rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023 \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate (as a percentage)		2.00%
Letter of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility Due June 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 94,000,000